KITCHEN DESIGN Basic Terms To clarify the

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KITCHEN DESIGN Basic Terms

To clarify the terms which are used in this quick reference, please refer to the following definitions:
This is the main body of a kitchen cabinet.
CASE - This is a decorative frame at the front of a kitchen cabinet and is typical for North America.
Variations by manufacturer in kitchen design construction may purposely have a clearly

FACE FRAME - visible face frame that is a part of the kitchen aesthetics. European design and styling of
cabinets (frameless cabinetry) typically do not have a frame.
The kitchen cabinetry door panel is the element of kitchen furniture largely defining the
aesthetic design of a kitchen. It can have any conceivable look from modern to traditional.

DOOR - In this quick reference a (19mm) thick door panel is presumed.
The FREEDOM COLLECTION refrigerators are intentionally designed to be equipped and
APPLIANCE DOOR delivered with custom made appliance door panels that perfectly match the end-user s
installed kitchen cabinetry. Typically the normal appliance door panel thickness is expected

PANEL- to be (19mm). However, a thicker appliance door panel can be accommodated if such
door panels are used on the end-user s kitchen cabinetry or in order to emulate the look of
the visible face frame (addition to the door) on the refrigerator as well.

NICHE - The niche is the cavity where a FREEDOM COLLECTION refrigerator is installed. The width
of the niche (18 ,24 ,30 ,….) is dependent on the appliance. The niche depth is equal to
(Installation Cavity)
the depth of the kitchen cabinet (case+face frame). It does NOT include the thickness of
the cabinetry door panel. For proper planning of the niche depth, please refer to the
respective chapter on page 9 in this quick reference.
The main idea of the FREEDOM COLLECTION is, that you can simply replace any standard
size kitchen cabinet with a refrigerator column. You can create a suitable niche by leaving a
respective gap between two tall cabinets. Alternatively you may create an enclosure, that
the appliance will fit into. However this is not the original design intent (basic idea).
When planning the installation niche, it is important that the side walls are completely flush!
Please make sure that there is not any kind of face frame at the front of the niche. If, for
some reason this is not the situation, please make sure that the depth of this face frame
(furniture return) is more than 4 (100mm) so that the appliances can be properly secured.